As the NHL’s constant stream of increasingly insignificant “What if” commercials demonstrates, all NHL seasons are made up of moments, some big, some small. These moments are a collection of flashbulb memories that your brain will file under “2009-2010 Blackhawks” for future access.

For some, that season began only a few weeks ago as your friends and family hopped on the bandwagon, not wanting to miss the party. For some, this season began all the way back when Dylan Olson was drafted. Some watched the preseason contests in Zurich online, and some haven’t seen a game that wasn’t on NBC. It doesn’t really matter.

Collect these moments and cherish them. One day, people will ask you to reminisce about this amazing run, and you’ll retell these moments with a glowing smile and a glint in your eye.

Here are my moments of 2009-2010, some good, some not. Feel free to add yours in the comments.

-The Zurich Lions celebrating beating the Ice Hogs and claiming they were the best in the world.

-Brent Seabrook’s overtime wrister beating Mikka Kiprusoff to complete a comeback win in OT after being down 5-0 after 10 minutes.

-Duncan Keith takes a puck in the face, loses a truckload of teeth, and finishes the game.

-Michael Leighton gets pulled a second time in the Stanley Cup Finals.

-The three sleepless nights building up to Game 6.

Tonight is the chance to add one more of those. Whether it’s heartbreak or glory, this night will be emblazoned in your mind forever (possibly in reverse, with a “What if” line attached.) When the cup is in the building, you can taste those moments brewing.